Horse-collar.



H. D. PATE.

HORSE COLLAR.

APPLIGATIQN FILED JULY 8, 191s.

\ Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

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' To all 'whom it may concern:

HENRY DOSS PATE, F ABBOTT, TEXAS.

HORSE-COLLAR.

Be it known. that I, HENRY D. PATE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Abbott, in the county of Hill and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to horse collars and more particularly tocombined collars and haines. p

The principal object of the invention is to provide simple and.efficient means for at- 1' pad applied thereto.

taching a pneumatic pad to the hames so` that it may be readily7removed.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the followingdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which f f Figure 1 is anelevation of the combined collar and hames showing .the pneumatic Fig. 2isa transverse sectional view taken through one section of the pad. Fig.3 is an elevation of the pad vcasing removed from the hames.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 and 2 represent theseparate hame sections each of which is provided with a verticallyextending apertured projection adapted to receive the connecting strapor chain and also with a ring or loop at its lower end to receive theconnecting strap yfor joining the lower end of the sections.

Each section of the hame comprises a metallic plate curved to conformyto kthe animals shoulder and provided with a curved flange 3 whichextends around the entire marginal edge of the plate. Each section isalso provided with suitable tug hooks, ring turrets and like deviceswhich form no part of this invention.

i The pad consists of a casing formed in two `sections 4 and 5 which areconnected t0- gether at their upper ends by a' strap or. other flexibleconnectin may carry a neck pad i desired. The sec" Copies of this patentmaybe obtained for Speeication of Letters Patent.

Application led July 8, 1913. Serial No. 777,898.

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tions 4 and l5 are made to conform to the outline of the hame sections land 2 and are constructed similarly to the shoes of ordinary pneumatictires, that is, their marginal edges are separated and provided withflange `engaging ribs 7 which are suitably reinforced by curved metallicplates 8 or other similar or suitable devices, for a purpose to behereinafter described. The marginal edges of these sections are hookedover the flanges 3, as will be seen from an inspection of Fig. 2, andthe flexible bag is mounted between the hames and the casing, as shownat 9. These bags are inflated through separate valves 10 so that eachpad may have the desired hardness or flexibility according to thevarious conditions which must be observed, among which is the conditionof the By reinforcing the ribs 7' on the sections the lcasings areprevented from bending at the juncture of the rib with the body of thecasing and the rib is thereby firmly held in engagement with the curvedflange.

What is claimed is A device of the class described comprising a pair ofplates adapted to be movably connected together and curved to conform tothe shoulders and neck of the animal, 0ppositely curved flanges formedat the marginal edges of the plate and extending outwardly, a pair ofpneumatic casings connected together at one end and having rim engagingribs at their marginal edges adapted to extend over the plate andremovably engage the curved VAlianges of the plates, curvedreinforcingplates embedded in said ribs, and independent pneumatic tubesarranged in each casing between the same and the inside of theassociated plate.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature iny presence of two witnesses.

HENRY DOSS PATE. Witnesses:

W. A. WooD, W. L. MCKEE.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,ID. C.

